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HR 1877 106th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Arts, Culture, Religion Athletes Disabled Equipment and supplies Exhibitions Families Olympic games Soccer Sports and Recreation Tariff Women Women athletes

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for duty-free treatment of personal effects of participants in certain world athletic events.

Introduced: May 19, 1999 See on congress.gov
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May 27, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
May 19, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 19, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to grant duty-free treatment, through December 31, 2002, to the personal effects of, and other equipment imported and used by, participants, their families and associated members, and officials involved in the 1999 International Special Olympics and the 1999 Women's World Cup Soccer. Declares that such articles shall be: (1) free of applicable taxes and fees; but (2) not exempt from routine customs inspections.

What's happening now May 27, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

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 Cosponsors 1
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 19, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1877: To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for duty-free treatment of personal effects of participants in certain world athletic events.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1877/
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"H.R. 1877: To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for duty-free treatment of personal effects of participants in certain world athletic events.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1877/.
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H.R. 1877, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1877/.
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